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Events and happenings taking place in the next week in Portland and surrounding areas

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Home and garden

It's the 70th anniversary of the Portland Home and Garden Show, which has drawn thousands of homeowners with plans and dreams and seeking help. There'll be a landscaping competition, orchid display, plant sale, artisan gallery and more.

With "The Best Seat in the House," Grammy-nominated rock and roll photographer Ethan Russell brings his one-man multimedia performance to Portland. Coinciding with the event is an exhibit of his work — photos of The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Keith Richards, Phil Everly, Linda Ronstadt and Jerry Lee Lewis — at Antoinette Hatfield Hall through Feb. 26. Russell is the only photographer to shoot album covers for The Beatles ("Let It Be"), The Rolling Stones ("Through the Past, Darkly") and The Who ("Who's Next").

Erika Anne Sorenson creates a gender-swapped rendition of Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" film, about a team of female thieves who try to find out what happened after their jewelry heist goes terribly wrong.

The first national tour of "Matilda" makes its stop in Portland, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Dodgers. It's the winner of 70 international awards and is the story about an extraordinary girl who dreams of a better life. It's based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl.